Syria is planting landmines along parts of the country's border with Lebanon as refugees stream out of the country to escape the crackdown on anti-government protests, officials and witnesses said Tuesday.

On one side, amid the foothills of southern Lebanon, is Hizbollah, the Iranian-backed Shia militia that is busily stockpiling thousands of missiles in readiness for the next round of hostilities against its sworn enemy, Israel.
On the other side stand

The council "condemned " the "terrorist attack" that killed Wissam Eid, Lebanon's top anti-terrorism investigator in Beirut. UN demanded an immediate end to the continuous use of intimidation and violence against Lebanese officials & institutions.

The Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten has summarized an Israeli military briefing by Israeli Chief of Staff Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi of a US congressional delegation a little over a year ago and concludes that: (proceed to article)

At least 51 people are missing and nearly 40 000 sheep and cattle have drowned after the Panamanian-flagged livestock carrier Danny F II rolled over and sank 11 miles off the coast of Lebanon on Thursday night.
The ship was en route from Montevideo,

To the Distinguished People of Lebanon
Assalam Alaikum
May the Almighty`s blessings be on all of you, your families, and all our esteemed brethren in Lebanon.
We speak to you as the voice and messengers of true Jewry -- the Jewish people, true to the